Linda Prescott, co-organizer of the Central Vermont Empty Bowl Benefit, shares her story of the event and how it came to be Four years ago, my friend and fellow potter Bonnie Seideman, ran an idea by me. Why not enlist the talents of our potter friends at Mud Clay Studio in Middlesex to raise funds [...]
This blog was written by Rachel Floyd, Vermont Foodbank VISTA/Americore 3SquaresVT Outreach Coordinator I love farmers markets and I am on "food stamps.” In fact, I love spending my SNAP dollars (food stamps) at the farmers market. Farmers markets are great places to get food that hasn’t traveled far, is fresh and nutritionally dense, and [...]
Warm weather, longer days and abundant sunshine have provided the right formula for Vermont’s farms, early in the growing season. This past week, the Vermont Foodbank and volunteers from the Burlington area set to work gleaning salad and braising greens from Digger’s Mirth Farm at the Intervale. “The glean at Digger’s Mirth allowed us to [...]
“We issue their uniforms…and everyone comes in dressed up and we line them up and go through the brigade and we kind of inspect them, and I think it’s the first time they’ve ever belonged.” That’s from our first story in a three part video series about Community Kitchen Academy (CKA), a program through the [...]
According to the USDA, one in eight Vermonters struggle with hunger and 13.2% of Vermont households are food insecure, having difficulty during some time of the year to provide food for their family due to a lack of resources. September is Hunger Action Month, when the national Feeding America network of food banks call on [...]
At the Vermont Foodbank, we spend our days taking care of our neighbors in need, ensuing that Vermonters have the resources they need to live healthier lives. Well, today on the blog, we're interviewing a staff member who spends her day ensuring that Foodbank staff have the resources we need. Francine, far right, with [...]
